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Monster Magnet, Royal Thunder, Anti-Mortem and Ultra Goat

While Monster Magnet managed to crack the MTV rotation with "Space Lord" and had a left-field hit in Powertrip, recent albums have leaned on the old lessons that Hawkwind taught in Space Rock 101. This year's Last Patrol waits exactly one song before launching into nearly 10 minutes of riff-centric sci-fi sprawl on the title track, and there's plenty of '60s-style psychedelia and garage rock. Atlanta's Royal Thunder opens, and while they came along well after MTV ever had anything resembling a music video rotation, they dabble in similarly retro heaviness, opting for bluesy proto-metal propelled by frontwoman Mlny Parsonz's mega-pipes. MATTHEW W. SULLIVAN